reliable predictability is possible. Augmenting the overall content storage capacities by allowing the addition of less expensive storage technologies is an advantage of CSM solutions but preservation is also a key driver. In terms of preservation, high-value content (historical, cultural, monetary, etc.) can be assigned differing ILM policies that can govern the number of copies or instances of the content maintained by the system and also geographical distribution to other CSM solutions via WAN connectivity providing distribution as well as disaster recovery functionality. Example of CSM in Broadcast An example of the role of CSM within a broadcast setting is as follows: A movie is ingested into the content owner’s workflow leveraging an encoding device and a control system such as automation or MAM. The control system instructs the CSM system to simultaneously analyze the content to ensure acceptable subjective quality, copy this original material into the archive library, make two copies or instances of it for protection and generate a low resolution Windows Media proxy version for Web access. An editor uses the MAM system to view the proxy generated by the CSM solution, and from his/her desktop workstation selects shots for use in a promo for the movie. The editor then sends his/her edit decision list (EDL) to the CSM system, which restores to the editing system only the desired broadcast-quality segments based on mark in and mark out timecode values defined within it. The CSM system then transcodes or rewraps the segments as necessary, so they can be used by the editor in the creation of the promo. Once the editor completes the promo, the editing system sends it via the CSM system (which can also repeat the replication and proxy generation process) to the on-air video servers for playout to air. See also Content management Digital library Digital preservation Extensible Metadata Platform Information lifecycle management Hierarchical storage management Repository OSID References Campanotti, Brian (2007). Content Storage Management in the Newsroom, National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Proceedings Campanotti, Brian (2009). Decomposing Media Operations, SMPTE Proceedings, Hollywood, LA Campanotti, Brian (2007). Content Storage Management in Broadcast Applications, FKT Campanotti, Brian (2007). Emerging Trends in File Based Infrastructures, Broadcast Engineering Campanotti, Brian (2007). File Based Workflows, TV Technology América Latina Campanotti, Brian (2007). How to Buy an Archive Systems, TVB Magazine Campanotti, Brian (2006). Choosing a Storage Management System for Broadcast, Broadcast Engineering Campanotti, Brian (2006). Disaster Recovery through